In addition, two beatles and their wives, Sonny and Cher, and more.
Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco during the 82nd annual delivery of the Golden Globes, at Beverly Hilton, on January 5, 2025 in Beverly Hills, California.
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In the Billboard 200 list dated April 5, two artists shared position No. 2: Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco, whose relationship of friends to lovers manifested in the sweet album of the couple, I SAID I LOVE YOURSTlong after they started working together as a singer and producer a decade ago.
But, although the debut committed in the Charts It was certainly impressive, Gomez and Blanco are far from being the first musical couple to create an album together. For decades, for many, romantic love and musical inspiration have gone hand in hand, with some duos of composers who began with band dynamics becoming romantic, and others who decided to try their luck in music together only after being in a relationship.
There are iconic duos such as Sonny and Cher, Ike and Tina Turner, and Captain and Tennille, whose careers and marriages were inextricably linked. And, of course, powerful couples such as Jay-Z and Beyoncé or Tim McGraw and Faith Hill, where both spouses already had an illustrious solo musical career long before recording joint albums.
No matter the exact dynamics, it is easy to understand the attraction of making music with your partner. There is no reason to contain themselves when writing letters: they probably already know the whole of each other. And in many cases, his collaborator is just a few steps if they need it, which doubles productivity.
From Selena and Benny to the Carter and all musical souls that came before them, here are 10 albums created by pairs.
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Sonny & Cher, Look at us
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Release date: 1965
Pico in the Charts: No. 2 on Billboard 200Before his separation in 1974, the former husband of husband and wife Sonny & Cher launched several albums together, starting with Look at uswhich included “I Got You Babe”, a success that spent three weeks in No. 1 of Hot 100. His discography also includes The Wondrous World of Sonny & Cher 1966, In case you’re in love of 1967, All i ever need is you of 1972 and Mama was a rock and roll Singer, potato used to write all her songs of 1973.
Listen to it here.
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Ike & Tina Turner, Workin ‘Together
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Release date: 1970
Peak in the Charts: No. 25 at Billboard 200As one of the most famous musical couples of all time, Workin ‘Together It was only the tip of the iceberg of the joint work of Ike and Tina Turner. They launched more than two dozen studio albums during their turbulent marriage, before Tina requested divorce in 1974.
Listen to it here.
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Paul & Linda McCartney, RAM
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Release date: 1971
Peak in the Charts: No. 2 on Billboard 200Paul and Linda McCartney only worked in an album accredited to them as a duo (although they recorded many Wings albums together), throwing RAM Just over a year after the Beatles separated and two years after marrying.
Listen to it here.
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Richard & Linda Thompson, I want to see the bright lights tonight
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Release date: 1974
Richard and Linda Thompson launched six albums together, but the folk-rock classic I want to see the bright lights tonight He has endured as the most acclaimed work of the ex -wife.
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Ashford & Simpson, Is it still good to now
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Release date: 1978
Pico in the Charts: No. 20 on Billboard 200Nickolas Ashford and Valerie Simpson, husband and wife of the Ashford & Simpson duo, was one of the most prolific couples that the music has ever seen, obtaining more than a dozen entries in the 200 Billboard during his shared career.
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John Lennon & Yoko Ono, Double Fantasy
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Release date: 1980
Pico in the Charts: No. 1 (eight weeks) at Billboard 200John and Yoko launched several albums over the years, although Double Fantasy It was, however, the most successful. The couple’s shared discography also includes UNFINISHED MUSIC No. 1: Two Virgins, UNFINISHED MUSIC No. 2: Life with the lions, Wedding Album, Subime in New York City, Heart Play: unfinished dialogue and Milk and Honey.
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X, Wild Gift
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Release date: 1981
Pico in the Charts: No. 165 in Billboard 200What is more punk than love? In Wild Giftthe then newly married John Doe and Exene Cervenka reflected on their new life together in the devastating second studio album of X, although the couple would divorce in 1984.
Listen to it here.
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Tim McGraw & Faith Hill, The Rest of Our Life
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Release date: 2017
Pico in the Charts: No. 2 on Billboard 200He took more than 20 years of marriage, but with the 11 songs of The Rest of Our Lifeone of the favorite couples of country music finally joined in his first collaborative album.
Listen to it here.
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The Carters, Everything is love
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Release date: 2018
Pico in the Charts: No. 2 on Billboard 200Beyonce and Jay-Z have worked on several songs over the years, including “Crazy in Love”, “Drunk in Love” and “’03 Bonnie & Clyde”, but this marriage of music Titans launched its first complete collaborative album, Everything is lovein 2018.
Listen to it here.
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Selena Gomez & Benny Blanco, I SAID I LOVE YOURST
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Release date: 2025
Debut in the charts: No. 2 on Billboard 200After years of knowing themselves as collaborators, Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco began to leave in 2023. A few months after committing themselves in December 2024, the couple launched their first joint album, I SAID I LOVE YOURSTin March 2025.
Listen to it here.
